Turkish President Abdullah Gül was the main speaker and guest of honor at the Third Annual Friendship Dinner held on Thursday at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel and hosted by the Turkish Cultural Center (TCC).

The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, deputy leader defended himself against claims made by the main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, parliamentary group deputy leader in a live debate yesterday.

The old city of WarsawPoland was partitioned in 1795 among Germany, Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire for around 123 years before regaining its territorial integrity in 1918, following World War I.

Villagers from Kışladağ, Uşak, protest the Tüprag Metal Mining Company, which operates a gold mine in the region and has filed a lawsuit against activist Muammer Sakaryalı, seen in front of an Ankara courthouse yesterday.

The mayor of İstanbul’s Şişli district has once again called on main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal and senior CHP management to resign, noting that even though they have been in the party administration for more than 35 years, they have been unable to achieve anything of note.